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Lotfi

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Registered: 2025-09-25

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X11 instead of Wayland on startup

Hi everybody,

How can I set X11 as the default? I’m having issues selecting and copying text in Firefox and Librewolf. I don’t have this problem when I switch to X11. So, I’d like X11 to be the default at startup ( (instead of doing it manually every time I start up), until this issue is resolved on Wayland. Thanks.

My system: Andromeda Plasma 6

Last edited by Lotfi (Today 08:41)

q4osteam

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Registered: 2015-12-06

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Re: X11 instead of Wayland on startup

Just select X11 session on the login manager screen https://www.q4os.org/images_doc/dqa015/image13.png

Lotfi

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Registered: 2025-09-25

Posts: 7

Re: X11 instead of Wayland on startup

Thanks.
Actually, my PC is set to ‘Automatic Authentication’, and with that setting you always have to log out to select X11. I just wanted to avoid that step. That said, I’m not making a big deal of it. I can manage without it.

q4osteam

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Re: X11 instead of Wayland on startup

You can disable automatic login, Welcome screen > set autologin > revert to defaults > reboot.

Lotfi

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Registered: 2025-09-25

Posts: 7

Re: X11 instead of Wayland on startup

Yes, I think that’s what I’ll do in the end. It’s simpler. Thanks a lot.

swarfendor437

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Registered: 2024-11-06

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Re: X11 instead of Wayland on startup

From experience playing with a different distribution as a VM inside of Q4OS I set it up with autologin. On any OS you have to provide a password for the purposes of 'root' privileges, even when choosing autologin. I found that logging out from an 'autologin' session I could change to X11 and then forget about it. I think the same applies to Q4OS

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